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From: "Maurice LeBlanc" <>
Subject: Re: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Re: Jean Roy of Africian decent?
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 08:34:01 -0400
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Of course you're correct Stanley; however Paul, in his original post, was
referring to the 1686 census. In those days not everyone could read and write,
and often the enumerator would write the word as it sounded. For this reason, I
think that "Neigre" was a badly spelled "Nègre".

Regards, Maurice
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----- Original Message -----
From: Cajun
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Sent: samedi 4 septembre, 2004 14:45
Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Re: Jean Roy of Africian decent?


"Le Neigre" isn't the correct french spelling for a black male - it
would be "Le Négre"

Neige is snow - I don't know the meaning of Neigre.

Stanley LeBlanc
http://www.thecajuns.com

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Subject: Re: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Re: Jean Roy of Africian decent?


Hi Maurice,
I'm in Philadelphia just now...I think everybody believes that "African
decent" means black skinned. There were very many white skinned
Africans as there are still today. Africa is a country not a condition
<smile>...
Eager to get home tomorrow night to check on some of the items posted to
the list. I hope all is well with you. CMA was terrific! A bientot ;o)
Lucie


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Lucie LeBlanc Consentino
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Grand-Pré - www.grand-pre.com/
www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/cea.html



-------------- Original message --------------

> Hi Paul,
>
> If Parks Canada made a plaque to this effect, it would be worthwhile
> to ask them
> about the document. Personnally I would wait until the current labor
strife is
> resolved before inquiring. You would not have a photo of the plaque in
question
> to send me?
>
> If SAW shows St-Malo in the DGFA, I suppose that is most likely to be
> correct,
> especially since no correction has as yet appeared on the Acadian
studies site.
>
> Regarding the term "Le Neigre" that you mentioned, I would not
> necessarily
> interpret it as meaning of African decent. It could simply have been a
nickname
> meaning "dark skinned".
>
> Regards, Maurice
> http://gw.geneanet.org/leblancma (Ma généalogie Bretonne)
>
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mau
rice_a_l
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul L Le Blanc
> To:
> Sent: jeudi 2 septembre, 2004 16:55
> Subject: Jean Roy of Africian decent?
>
>
> At the new Melanson site between Port Royal & Anap. Royal there was a
> Parks Canada diversity plaque that said there was one document found
> that Jean Roy was of Africian decent.
>
> Has anyone seen this document?
>
> Could it be the 1686 census of Cap-Sable? Laliberte Le Neigre, seul.
>
> Has anyone heard this before?
>
> DGFA p 1425 shows native of St-Malo born about 1651.
>
> Paul Le B
>
> ______________________________
>

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